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Officials with Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have given researchers in Quebec the go-ahead to begin testing a controversial vaccine designed to protect against the Zika virus, which is said to cause microcephaly, a birth defect resulting in decreased head circumference. Please follow and like us:

Now that U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials have concluded that, without a doubt, the Zika virus is the cause of microcephaly,1 it appears they have created a permanent synonymous bond between the virus and the birth defect. When someone sees a baby with a smaller than normal head size, they willRead More

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said that of 3,177 confirmed Zika cases in pregnant women, no cases of Microcephaly exist. According to the Washington Post, a U.S. science team remains in route to investigate the matter. The link between Zika cases in pregnant women and Microcephaly remains unconfirmed officially, however, that hasn’t stopped the WHORead More